(In some chapters, Zhao An was written as Liu An. I’m ashamed! I’ll correct it here!)

Waiting, most of the time, is a torture.

But sometimes, waiting is necessary, especially now, when countless people are facing major choices in life, it is indeed unrealistic to expect people to respond and respond immediately.

Everyone has their own opinions on current affairs, but Xiao Cheng obviously lacks the prestige that can be answered by a hundred people.

What's more, for a long time, the Xiao family has been synonymous with rebels.

So now, even though the Zhao and Song royal families have been destroyed by the Liao people, and only Zhao An is left in the hands of Xiao Cheng, it is still not enough to make everyone in the southern half of the country bow their heads.

For these local real-power factions, Zhao An is not the focus.

Just like Xiao Chuo, the Queen of the Liao Kingdom, once said, don't expect to destroy Tokyo and capture the Zhao and Song royal families. The whole country in the south of the Yangtze River will spread the word.

The royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties was nothing more than a flag;

Isn’t it easy to find a flag?

As long as you are strong enough, you can get everyone's recognition even if you hang a piece of white cloth on the flagpole.

It's just that the flag in Xiao Cheng's hand is real now, so he is even more sure.

The entire south, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangnan West Road, including Kuizhou Road, is Xiao Cheng's basic base and their own circle of influence, so naturally they must fully support it.

But these roads are not really mainstream in the south.

Guizhou Road used to be just the forty people from Qianzhou who lived in Jiezhou. However, it was pacified by Xiao Cheng through various means, and then returned to the country, and was truly brought under the jurisdiction of the dynasty.

Although Guizhou has strong soldiers and horses now, in the eyes of traditional forces, they really look down upon them.

Yunnan Road was rebuilt after Xiao Cheng destroyed Dali. The territory is still in chaos. We have done our best to send troops and cannot expect more.

The strength of Kuizhou Road and Guangnan West Road is also limited.

Even if Xiao Cheng has an eldest brother named Xiao Ding who is fierce in the northwest, it is still not enough to make these forces in the south submit to him.

But Xiao Cheng is now sitting firmly on Diaoyutai, especially after taking control of Xiangfan, he has obtained the key to Jianghan Plain, and now he has the allegiance of Xie Hong and Liu Jun. As long as he can firmly control Xuzhou, then

Xiao Cheng no longer has to worry about the tricks played by these local forces in the south. He can close the door and slowly deal with those who are disobedient one by one.

Of course, for those who are obedient, they must first be praised.

So knowing that the Huainan West Road system made Cheng Shao's abilities limited, and that he was putting the cart before the horse, but he just ran all the way to Jiangling Mansion after receiving the news that Zhao An was in Jiangling Mansion.

Xiao Cheng must also give him a good position to enjoy the glory and wealth.

Sometimes, those who can occupy a good position may not necessarily have outstanding abilities.

Sometimes it’s because some people have good vision,

Sometimes, you just get lucky.

If he hits the ground by mistake, he will be able to choose the right team.

"Chengdu Fulu Zhizhi Envoy is already on the way, but there is no reply from Lizhou Road and Zizhou Road!" Chen Qun was very familiar with these places. He looked at Xiao Cheng and smiled: "Mainly Lizhou Road and Zizhou Road

In the past few years, the blockade and blockade of Guizhou was too vigorous, and now they are worried that you will deal with them after you gain power in Futai, so they have many doubts."

"Am I such a narrow-minded guy who will retaliate?" Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "Zigong, you are familiar with them and have friendship with them, so they will leave it to you to deal with it. They are on Lizhou Road and Zizhou Road.

The soldiers are pretty good."

Everyone in the room laughed, of course it was good. They were some of the elites that the imperial court had transferred from various places in order to block the Guizhou Road in the previous year. They were not only soldiers but also generals. They were also very good.

Zhao Jing, who was still the king of Chu at the time, and his counselor Zhao Yuan, spent a lot of effort.

Not to mention, Zhao Yuan still had a good eye for selecting soldiers and generals.

Of course, this is also the reason why Lizhou Road and Zizhou Road are still silent. In any case, they still have some confidence.

"Okay, I will send someone back later, and I will be the guarantor so that they can participate in this grand event with confidence!" Chen Qun said with a smile.

"Although Huainan Road, Jiangnan Road, Zhejiang Province, Guangnan and other places are still silent now, according to the news we have received, generally they will support it. Now more people are still waiting and discussing.

How to get along with us next, and how to bargain, when the people we send out arrive with our plan, I believe they will be very interested." Luo Gang said: "But Fujian Road is an exception, Fujian Road appeases the envoy

Zhang Yu has clearly expressed his opposition to us, and he seems to have the intention of establishing his own business."

"Could it be that he also wants to be a king who makes money for anything?" Cen Zhong sneered.

"He doesn't have the courage." Luo Gang said with a smile: "However, in Fujian, there are seven mountains, two rivers and one farmland, but there are many powerful families and scholars there, and because of sea trade, the economic conditions there are very good, and the water is

The division's combat effectiveness is also pretty good. Probably because of this, the Zhang family thinks they can stand out. If they also get some Zhao family bloodline to set up a banner to compete with us for the support of the world, I don't care at all.

It’s strange, if this is really the case, considering Fujian Road’s huge influence among literati, it can really cause us a lot of trouble.”

"Then get rid of this trouble as quickly as possible!" Xiao Cheng said: "I don't have much time to quarrel with him now, and the entire South cannot withstand division. If we unite together, we can still

We have to walk on thin ice! Now that we have discovered that they have this intention, let's take them down with lightning speed! It is also a good opportunity to take advantage of this incident to let the entire south take another look at our strength and help them finally win.

Make up your mind."

"That's right!" Cen Zhong clapped his hands and laughed: "Don't Zhang Yu think their navy is very powerful? Then we will defeat them directly on the water. Zheng Zhihu and the others should also make a move!"

"The Zheng family's headquarters is in Quanzhou. If Zhang Yu really has such thoughts, I'm afraid they will attack the Zheng family soon. The relationship between the Zheng family and us is not a secret." Luo Gang was a little worried. "Zheng

Although our family in Quanzhou is very strong, it is still not as good as the Zhang family."

"Don't worry, Wu Ke and Liu Fengkui have already gone to Fujian Road together." Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

"Then I guess that when Zhang Yu was taken here, he must have been charged with colluding with the Liao people?"

"Of course!" Xiao Cheng said: "Besides, Zhang Yu's study has a lot of letters to and from the Liao people, and his Zhang family also has letters to and from the Liao people. It's important to keep them for sure!"

Cen Zhong raised his eyebrows and thought to himself that this is true. Even you, Xiao Cheng, would not lack these things in your study. Even the letters from the Empress of Liao Kingdom could be found.

Xiao Cheng and others are now sitting in Jiangling Mansion, calling on the ministers and gentry from all over the south to come, of course not only with Zhao An in hand, but also not only with their strength, because to suppress such a thing with force can only

If it becomes a decoration, if it becomes the norm, it is not a long-term solution.

Therefore, what arrived at the various Fu ministers was not only an invitation to gather everyone, but also a general plan for the future of the imperial court.

But what the various governors value most is actually this plan.

To put it bluntly, it is a division of power for the new imperial court in the future.

The ministers and gentry from all walks of life received the same governance system of the past federation. The letters to them were very vague, but the central idea was very clear. When these people saw it,

, you can accurately grasp the central meaning of this letter.

Limit the power of the monarch and expand the power of the prime minister.

Decisions are made through consultation and collective decision-making.

Speaking of which, since the existence of emperors, the struggle between monarch power and prime minister power has been an almost eternal topic.

But most of the time, imperial power always occupies a certain advantage.

The dominance of phase power basically varies from person to person.

And there is the problem of people dying and government dying.

Not every chief lieutenant can suppress the emperor, and the chief lieutenant who can suppress the emperor usually ends up in a miserable state after his death, and may even be labeled as a traitor and find it difficult to turn over.

But the planning document sent by Xiao Cheng was to fix the advantages of Xiangquan in an institutionalized form.

The emperor will become a symbol of the empire for most of the future.

To put it bluntly, it is a Bodhisattva who is being supported.

In the past, Xiao Cheng's plan would have been difficult to realize.

But now it is really possible to be fulfilled.

The country is in turmoil and the Liao people are powerful, so the country may overthrow at any time.

At this time, what is needed is a strong figure to turn the tide, and the emperor Zhao An, who is about to ascend the throne, is still too young to hold power, and it is impossible for everyone to leave their destiny to such a little guy.

Therefore, he can only be a Bodhisattva sitting there and hand over the power that originally belonged to the emperor to the ministers below.

Based on the relationship between Zhao An and Xiao Cheng, Xiao Cheng could have gotten the largest share, but now Xiao Cheng has ceded this share to the alliance he planned.

Power is like a drug. Once you get involved in it, you will become addicted. No one will think that they have little power, and no one will willingly give up this power after gaining power and being able to control their own destiny.

Return it.

For the sake of their own lives and the survival of the entire family, everyone will work hard to maintain this system.

This is why Xiao Cheng is sure that he will get the support of these people.

He called on everyone to come to Jiangling Mansion to jointly elect Zhao An to the throne. He did not want to deprive everyone of their power. On the contrary, he wanted to enhance the power in everyone's hands.

And this power will also fluctuate with the struggle with the Liao Kingdom for hegemony in the future. If you win, it will be greatly expanded. If you lose, you will lose your life, and the power will naturally cease to exist.

Therefore, Xiao Cheng gives everyone not only power, but also hope.

If all the local elders arrive at Gangneung as promised, it means that everyone agrees with the general political framework, and the remaining details can be discussed within the constraints of this general framework.

The entire system of the Song Dynasty was a very strange existence. The official system was extremely complicated. There were three provinces and six ministries, but they were idle. The real power was the two-government and three-division system. The political power belonged to the Political Standing Committee, the military power belonged to the Privy Council, and the financial power belonged to the

Three divisions.

In this way, an additional official system was created for no reason.
To be continued...